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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Warum bist du denn so traurig
 (Sung text for setting by J. Grimm)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Warum bist du denn so traurig,
  Ich bin aller Freuden voll;
Meinst, ich wollte von dir lassen?
  Ach, du gefällst mir viel zu wohl!

Morgen muß ich von dir reisen,
  Abschied nehmen mit Gewalt,
Kommst mir zwar aus meinen Augen,
  Aber nicht aus meinem Sinn!

Sitzen dort zwei schöne Tauben
  Wohl auf jenem schönen Ast:
Wo sich zwei Geliebte scheiden,
  Da Geliebte Laub und Gras.

Laub und Gras verwelken zwaren,
  Aber treue Liebe nicht;
Scheiden, ach, du böses Kräutlein,
  Ach, wie schwer betrübst du mich!

Composition:

    Set to music by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Warum bist du denn so traurig", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Warum bist du denn so traurig"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

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